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Freyja

/ˈfɹeɪə/

Freyja proper noun: a deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr.

Proper noun

Freyja

  1. (Norse) A deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr.

Forms of Freyja

alternative formFreya

Origin of Freyja

Borrowed from Old Norse Freyja, from freyja (“lady”), from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Words that rhyme with Freyja

Questions about Freyja

What does Freyja mean?
Freyja means a deity among the Vanir associated with sex, death, and seiðr, who receives half of those who die in battle in the afterlife field Fólkvangr (the other half going to Odin's hall, Valhalla), and whose brother is Freyr.
What part of speech is Freyja?
Freyja is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Freyja?
Freyja is pronounced /ˈfɹeɪə/.

Words near Freyja in the dictionary

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  2. Freycinet gauge
  3. Freyer
  4. Freyers
  5. freygish
  6. Freyja
  7. Freyr
  8. Freyre
  9. Freyres
  10. Freysman
  11. Freysmen

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